| English noun: mesquite | |||
| 1. | mesquite (plant) any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar | ||
| Synonyms | mesquit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | algarroba, honey mesquite, Prosopis glandulosa, Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora, Prosopis pubescens, screw bean, screwbean, screwbean mesquite, tornillo, Western honey mesquite | ||
| Member meronym | genus Prosopis, Prosopis | ||